Allahabad High Court Upholds FIR Against Ajit Yadav for Offensive Posts on PM Modi

Court Decision on Offensive Social Media Posts

The Allahabad High Court has declined to annul the FIR filed against Ajit Yadav for derogatory posts made on social media about Prime Minister Narendra Modi following the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.

During the hearing, the petitioner's attorney argued that the posts were made in a moment of emotional impulse. In response, the bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Anil Kumar stated, 'The petitioner's posts contain derogatory remarks against the head of the government.'

In its ruling on June 3, the court remarked, 'Emotions cannot be allowed to run so high that they lead to the use of derogatory language against constitutional authorities of this country. There is no valid ground to intervene in the FIR under Article 226 of the Constitution, hence this petition is dismissed.'

Ajit Yadav allegedly made three posts on Facebook that led to the filing of a case against him, which included several offensive terms directed at the Prime Minister.